THE FOLL R SOME OF THE FREQUENTLY ASKED HR QUESTIONS (DO NOT TRY TO

BYHEART THE ANS)

1 TELL ME ABT UR SELF.

2. WHAT R UR STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESS?

STRENGTHS

U CAN SAY " MY BASIC STRENGHTS R MY TEAM SPIRIT , ANALYTICAL ABILITY ,

WILLINGNESS TO WORK HARD AND IM ADAPTABLE TO ANY SITUATION AND PLACE. ( U
MUST B IN A POSITION TO GIVE INSTANCES IN UR LIFE IF ASKED SO).

WEAKNESS

PLEASE FOR HEAVENS SAKE DO NOT SAY THT U R LAZY , TELL LIES AND OTHER KIND
OF STUFFS.
UR WEAKNESS SHOULD CONTAIN SOME POSITIVE ELEMENTS TOO.( CONFUSED????)
LET ME GIVE AN EXAMPLE.
U CAN SAY THAT "MY WEAKNESS R MY EMOTIONS AND THE TENDENCY TO PLEASE
EVERYBODY. BUT OF LATE I DISCOVERED THT ONE SHOULD NOT TRY TO PLEASE ALL ,
BCOS THT DOES NOT REALLY HELP . IM TRYING TO OVERCOME MY WEAKNESSES."

THIS LL LEAVE A GOOD IMPRESSION ON U.

3. TELL ME UR SHORT TERM AND LONG TERM GOALS?

4. WHY DO U WANT TO JOIN OUR COMPANY?

TO ANSWER THIS QUESTION U MUST B IN A POSITION TO KNOW SOMETHING ABT THE

COMPANY. SO PAY ATTENTION DURING THE PREPLACEMENTS TALK. NOTE DOWN IMP
INFO SUCH AS THE COMPANY'S ANNUAL TURNOVER , WORK CULTURE , ETC.

NOTE. DO NOT TRY TO FLATTER HIM . HE CAN EASILY FIND IT.

5. WHY DO U WANT TO CHANGE UR CAREER?

THIS IS THE MOST IMP QUESTION FOR ALL NON IT AND COMPUTER SC STUDENTS. SO
PREPARE A VALID ANSWER FOR THIS QUESTION.

6.WHAT DO U EXPECT FROM OUR COMPANY?

U CAN SAY ," TO ACCEPT ME AND GUIDE ME TO IMPROVE MY KNOWLEDGE BASE AND
OVERALL PERSONALITY IN RETURN TO MY DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE
ORGANISATION".

7. HOW DO U EVALUATE SUCCESS?

8.WHO IS UR INSPIRATION?

WHATEVER U SAY, SAY WITH LOT OF PASSION . IT SHOWS THT U R SAYING IT FROM UR
HEART. GIVE VALID REASONS.

9.WHAT DO U THINK IS THE REASON FOR UR SUCCESS? OR WHAT MOTIVATES U?

U CAN SAY UR FAILURES . GIVE SUITABLE EXAMPLES.

10.WHY ISNT UR MARK NOT HIGHER?

GIVE VALID REASONS NOT LAME EXCUSES. IF U HVE PRETTY DECENT MARKS TELL
HIM THT UR MARK IS NOT THT LOW AND ITS A DECENT ONE, THOUGH IT COULD
HAVE BEEN LITTLE HIGHER.

11. HOW DO U PLAN UR WORK?

( THIS QUESTION WAS ASKED IN MY CTS INTERVIEW)

U HVE TO START FROM UR OBJECTIVE . ITS BETTER IF U EXPLAIN WITH XAMPLES.

12.DO U HANDLE PRESSURE WELL?

IF SO GIVE INSTANCES IN UR LIFE.

13. WHAT KIND OF SALARY R U LOOKING FOR?

U CAN SAY " I ALWAYS WORK FOR JOB SATISFACTION . BUT AT THE SAME TIME I
WANT TO B REWARDED FOR MY DEDICATED SERVICE TO UR ORGANISATION"

14. R U WILLING TO TRAVEL?

ITS ALWAYS BETTER TO SAY YES.

15. DO U HVE ANY PLANS OF DOING UR HIGHER STUDIES?

PLEASE DONT GIVE A HINT TO THE HR THT U R GOING TO DO UR HIGHER STUDIES.

U LL B REJECTED THE NEXT MOMENT FOR SURE.

16.WHY SHOULD I HIRE U ?

U CAN SAY
1. GOOD ANALYTICAL ABILITY.
2. GOOD TEAM PLAYER.
3. ADAPTABILITY.
4. HARDWORKING.

17. WOULD U RATHER WORK WITH INFORMATION OR WITH PEOPLE?

18.WHAT QUALITIES DO U FEEL A SUCCESSFUL MANAGER SHOULD HAVE?

U CAN SAY
1. PROPER PLANNING.
2. PROPER COORDINATION WITH HIS GROUP.
3.VERY GOOD LEADERSHIP QUALITIES.
4. PROPER IMPLEMENTATION OF IDEAS.
5. PROPER SCHEDULING. ETC

19.DO U ENJOY DOING INDEPENDENT RESEARCH?

THIS QUESTION WAS ASKED IN MY INTERVIEW..
IF YES GIVE PROPER XAMPLES.

20.HOW DO U C URSELF IN OUR COMPANY AFTER SOME YEARS?

U CAN SAY” IN WHATEVER POSITION I MAY B IN I SHOULD B PROFITABLE TO
THE ORGANISATION AND MY PRESENCE SHOULD B FELT .

21. DO U HAVE ANY QUESTIONS?

THIS IS A CERTAIN QUESTION. BUT OFTEN NEGLECTED BY PEOPLE. MOST OF

THEM LL SAY NO QUESTIONS SIR . A CANDIDATE MUST TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY
TO ASK OR CLARIFY CERTAIN POINTS WHEN ASKED THIS QUESTION.

U CAN ASK ANY ONE OF THE FOLLOWING QUESTION ( U LL B SELECTED JUST

FOR THE QUESTION ).
1 . IN THE CURRENT ERRA , WHERE THERE R LOT OF COMPETITION AMONG
SOFTWARE COMPANY'S , WHTS THE EFFORT UR COMPANY IS GOING TO TAKE IN
ORDER TO RETAIN ITS CURRENT POSSITION.

2. ALMOST ALL S/W COMPANY'S R IN NEED OF PROFFESSIONALS . SO THER'S

EVERY CHANCE THAT PEOPLE FROM UR COMPANY MIGHT MIGRATE TO
ANOTHER COMPANY . SO WHTS THE EFFORT U R GOING TO TAKE TO
PREVENT THT.

NOTE: IF UR ASKING THESE QUESTIONS ASK THEM WHEN U R ASKED TO.

DONT TELL THESE QUESTIONS TO UR FRIENDS . U MAY END UP
ASKING THE SAME QUESTION TO THE SAME HR .

HERE R A FEW POINTS TO REMEMBER

1. ALWAYS KEEP A SMILING FACE.

2. ALWAYS B UR SELF.
3.B COOL.
4. HAVE EYE TO EYE CONTACT.
5.DONT SHOW THT U R TENSED.
6. B PROUD OF UR SELF.
7. DO NOT TRY TO FLATTER THE HR.
8. DO NOT GIVE INDICATIONS ABT UR HIGHER STUDIES.
9. IF U DONT KNOW SOMETHING DO NOT HESITATE TO SAY " SORRY I DONT
KNOW SIR".
10. ALWAYS HAVE A POSITIVE APPROACH.